Striker plate for locks



July 10,1928. 1,676,390

J. HALFERTY STRIKER PLATE FOR LOCKS Eyed Dec. 10, 1927 gwwmtoz (ZEHaZ/arZy Patented Jul 1o, 192s.-

UNITED STATE-S JESS nannmrnn'rr, or nraima'rmn, Kansas.

PATENT OFFICE;-

- Application'flled December 10, 1927. Serial No. 239,190.;

This invention'relates to striker plates for locks and more particularly to a device of this character, which is adjustable to insure proper contact between the latch'boltand the late. i 1 P An important object of the invention isto provide a structure of this character, which 7 may be readily reversed, so that the striker plate may be employed at either side of the doorframe. A further object ofthe invention to provide a device of this characterwhich vention;

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view, the dotted lines indicating an adjusted position of the stirrup; P

may be readily and cheaply manufactured, durable and eflicient in service and a general improvement in the art.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein for the egurpose of 1llu s tration is shown a preferr embodiment of my invention and.wherein':' Figure 1 is a front elevation of a striker plate constructed in accordance with my m- Figure 3 is an edge elevation of the stir 1'11 V l i ig-ure 4 is an edge elevation of thestriker late with the stirrup removed;

Figure 5 is a front elevation of the striker plate with the stirrup removed.

Referring now'more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates a striker plate having a latch bolt opening 11 and a lock .bolt opening or openings 12. The endsof the plate are provided withthe usual openings 13 for the passage of securing elements, by means of which-the plate'may be secured to the door "frame, these openings being of the usual character.

. In accordance with myinvention, I groove the plate 10, as at 14, in alignment with the edges of the latch bolt opening ll-and at opposite side faces thereof, 4 so that the I plate is reduced in thickness to approximately one-third its usual thickness. This thin portion of the .plate preferably projects-to one edge of the late, as more clearly shown in Figure 5, and is provided with a transverse slot 15 extendin from its outer edge inwardly to a pint a jacent its inner ed e.'

This slot is disposed at the centerof t e 4 reduced portion.

I further provide astirrup 16 corresponding in shaping to the striker tongues of ordinary striker' plates at its outer-edge and the arms 18t0 firmly engage'against opposite side 'faces of the reduced portion. It will be obvious that sincethe screw and slot are centrally arranged, the stirrup 16 may be reversed, so that. it will be-applicabl-e to either side of the door.

Since the construction hereinbefore set forth is'capable of a certain range of change and modification without in any manner departmg from the spirit of the invention, I

do not myself to such specific structure except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim: .1, A striker plate having the'usual latch bolt opening and having the material thereof cut-away at its opposite side faces 'in alignment with said opening to produce a reduced portion, said. reduced portion having a slot and a stirrup havm aslot to receive the reduced portion, sai slot being of greater width than the reduced portion and means extendin through the arms 0f the stirrup produced by the slot for clamping said arms upon the. reduced portion.

2.'A striker-plate having the usual latch bolt opening and having the material thereof cut-away at its opposite side faces in falignmentwith said opening to produce a re u ced portion, said reduced portion having a slot'and a stirrup havin a slot to receive the reduced portion, sai slot being offreater width than the reduced portion, an means extendin through the arms of' the stirrup produced by the slot for clamping said arms upon the reduced portion, the

slot of said reduced portion being disposed at the-vertical center thereof and extending transversely of said center, said clamping means extending through the slot.

,3, A striker plate having the usual latch bolt opening. and having the material thereof cut-awayat its opposite side faces in ali' ment-withsaid opening to produce a re ueed portion, a stirrup having a slot to receive the reduced portion, said 'sl ot being of greater width' than the reduced portion, and means for securing the stirrupjto the reduced portion. a

4. A striker plate having the usual latch bolt opening and having the material thereof cut-away at its-opposite side faces in alignment with said openingto produce a reduced portion, a stirrup having a slot to receive the reduced portion, said slot being of greater width than the reduced portion, and means for securing the stirrup to the reduced portion and permitting reversal of the stirrup with respect to the striker plate.

A- strilzer plate having the usual latch holtopening and having the material thereof cut-away at its opposite side faces in alignment with said opening toproduce a reduced portion, said reduced portion having a slot I and a stirruphaving a slot-to receive the reduced portion,- s'aid slot dividing the stirrup to form a pair of arms and'means ex- JESS EARL HALFERTY.

produced 'by the slot for clamping said arms tending through the arms ofv the stirrup 

